Chocolate, The Food Of The Gods

Chocolate was previously considered a “delectable symbol of luxury, wealth, and power” (Klein) in the 1500s. Using modern technology, it is now easily produced. While

Chocolate milk is detrimental because children could get diabetes from it. Los Angeles School District states that “Thirty percent of kids obese on track to diabetes from chocolate milk.” This proves that Chocolate milk should not be allowed to be served in schools because of how bad it is to you. This shows you that kids can get diabetes from chocolate milk

“Chocolate is cheaper than therapy, and you don’t need an appointment.” So many people love the taste of chocolate, yet in some schools around the world chocolate milk is being banned. To many the taste of chocolate helps soothe stress and many students need that because school can be stressful at times. Chocolate milk benefits schools and it should not be removed because it is cheap and affordable, healthy, and reduces stress.

While Europe and the United States account for most chocolate consumption, the confection is growing in popularity in Asia and market forecasts are optimistic about the prospects in China and India (Nieburg, 2013, para 9). According to the CNN Freedom Project, the chocolate industry rakes in $83 billion a year, surpassing the Gross Domestic Product of over a hundred nations (“Who consumes the most chocolate,” 2012, para 3).

We all encounter chocolate in our daily life, and whether we want to admit it or not, chocolate has been a major part of history, and it is still seen today.

First of all, I have to admit chocolate milk tastes pretty good. Just knowing there is chocolate milk in the cafeteria makes kids go crazy. Some people drink lots of chocolate milk. Many people drink chocolate milk every day! Some people haven’t realized how much sugar is in this drink. The average child

Another reason is that the health benefits of chocolate are that it can reduce the risks of stroke and reduces the risk of heart attacks. -Katherine Zeratsky

Research has proved that humans have been consuming cocoa for over 2600 years from once upon a time being used as currency to becoming serious pirate loot to being the key ingredient along with sugar in producing chocolate today.

We only see end to near end result of the food production process. In America we are sheltered from what actually all goes into making many of the foods we love. What if it was your loved ones rather old or young working in the cocoa fields. We all know how dangerous of an industry and business side to harvesting food is. I usually have food in the forefront of my mind the majority of the days. It is a common dwelling place in my mind. It brings me great joy to partake in a sweet treat . If my days are bad I might indulge in chocolate. When I am sad my go to food has always been chocolate ice cream. It has a funny way of making me feel that everything is going to be all right. Dating back to the Mayans and Aztecs did they know what of a cash crop they were creating. Lots of industries such as Mars , Hershey , and Nestle benefit from the selling of chocolate.

Chocolate milk sweetens the taste buds for those who were taught to drink it. In addition, it is addictive. Just like many other things, once you start, you can’t stop. It trains kids to prefer sweeter things, and to grab chocolate milk when they have an option. As Ann Cooper puts it, “We’ve taught our kids to drink chocolate milk, so we can’t unteach them. Our kids [will] line up for [chocolate]

Chocolate became “a respected scholarly subject” only in recent decades suffering from “puritanical prohibitions” of discussing food or writing about it that were recognized standards of behavior in the Western world. The reviewed book The True History of Chocolate is a valuable addition to what the public knows or, rather, does not know about chocolate, with an interesting historical background that makes an entertaining and useful reading and extends one’s knowledge of things we use daily, sometimes without realizing their long history of evolution and multiple meanings.

According to cnn.com (2000), in addition to antioxidants, one of the fats found in chocolate, called stearic acid, may increase healthy cholesterol (HDL), and make bad cholesterol levels (LDL) less susceptible for oxidation, which leads to clogged arteries. This is the opposite effect one

As per John Robins, creator of the food revolution, eating dark chocolate isn’t simply alright, it’s in reality bravo. Dark chocolate is a dependable wellspring of reassurance when life has disappointed us, a mood booster and emotion inducer in more positive conditions. But is it really healthy?

Everyone seems to love chocolate, and it is one of the most purchased treats on Valentine’s Day for friends, family, husbands and wives. When people are stressed, or feel like they need a comfort food, chocolate is one of the first things that comes to mind, and is reached to soothe a troubled emotional heart. In the past, chocolate has been considered to be a ‘sweet junk food’ that is high in sugar and calories with no nutritional value. But due to recent nutritional and scientific research people should be eating a bit of dark chocolate for the antioxidants and heart healthy benefits. Chocolate has recently been researched in the science world for its high levels of antioxidants,

New evidence is in that eating dark chocolate every day can reduce stress. The study, found that people who rated themselves highly stressed to begin with had lower levels of stress hormones after eating chocolate every day for two weeks. The study's subjects ate 1.4 ounces (40 g) of dark chocolate daily, or a little less than a regular-sized Hershey's bar, which contains 1.55 ounces (44 g). The study adds to a growing body of research showing that certain elements in chocolate — such as antioxidants called polyphenols — can have helpful health benefits. Previous studies found chocolate can help fight heart disease and reduce the chances of developing cancer.